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Early Wednesday, for the first time in 152 years, Americans will witness a rare trifecta of lunar activities: a super blue blood moon. This is when three unique lunar events occur: a super moon, a blue moon, and a blood moon. But it won’t be a goodnight moon or a midday event like a total eclipse—it’ll actually occur in the morning, beginning a little before 6 a.m. on the east coast.

What’s a Super Moon?

If “super moon” sounds familiar, that’s because one just occurred before the New Year. What earns this full moon the “super” moniker is a coincidence that goes back to the moon’s orbit around the Earth. Depending on when a moon is in its orbit, a full moon can appear far away (the farthest point being the “apogee)”, or—in the case of the super moon that occurred both on December 3 and will occur again on Wednesday—at the point of the orbit closest to Earth.

While that might not seem like a big deal, the distance between the apogee and perigee is nearly 30,000 miles, or a distance that clocks in at longer than the distance of the Earth. Thanks to the fact that it’s winter right now (which means the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth is tilted more towards the Milky Way than during the summer, when it’s tilted away) the moon simply appears brighter.

What’s a Blue Moon?

Wednesday’s super moon is also a blue moon, which actually has very little to do with color. The moon certainly can appear blue at times, but anyone who’s looked up at the sky has also seen the moon appear golden, pinkish, orange, even red (the signifier of a blood moon—more on that in a bit). What actually makes this moon a “blue” one is the fact that it’s the second full moon in a calendar month. A lunar cycle is about 29.5 days, which means that in most cases, it’s safe to say that each month is going to have just one full moon. January, however, is a longer month, with 31 days; the most recent full moon was on January 1.

What’s a Blood Moon?

This full moon couldn’t stop at just being a super blue moon—it’s a blood moon, too, which is a specific type of lunar eclipse (this is where the color part comes in).

The fact that the moon shines in the sky isn’t because it’s a naturally glowing interstellar object, but the fact that it reflects the sun. The way we view the moon on Earth, however, is akin to wearing sunglasses: There’s a barrier to how we view the moon, and that barrier is the atmosphere, whose composition can alter how we see the moon. When the sun’s rays pass through the atmosphere, they undergo a process called Rayleigh scattering, where the more violet hues are filtered out but the more red hues come through.

During a blood moon, the moon lines up perfectly with the Earth and sun, but in a way that blocks out the sun, so that those reddish rays coming through from Rayleigh scattering tinge the moon a brilliant, fiery “blood” color. The sunlight is scattering and bending more than usual, causing the moon to appear red (and no, it’s not the end of times).

How to Live Stream the Event

Not only do winter skies tend to be cloudy, but dawn’s presence around the corner from the umbra time, means sunlight could (ironically) get in the way of seeing the super blue blood moon. That and, if you’re on the East Coast, you really only have a few minutes to see the (literal) once-in-a-blue-moon event.

Here’s where technology comes to play. NASA will live stream the moon event from its public and moon-focused channels with coverage starting at 5:30 a.m. ET and lasting until about 11:30 a.m. EST. The Virtual Telescope will live stream as well.

NASA will also have a live stream from the Armstrong Flight Research Centeroff Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert.

Los Angeles’s Griffith Observatory will have a live stream. For desert sky clarity, look to the University of Arizona’s Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter.

The next total lunar eclipse will be viewable from North America next year, on January 21, 2019. Alas, that one will only be a super blue moon

It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. In India, the eclipse will be seen by the people of North-East between 4:21 PM and 5:18 PM.Rest part of India will get a glimpse of this Super Blueblood moon between 5:18 PM and 6:21 PM. The west coast and parts of Rajasthan will see the celestial event from 6:21 PM to 7:37 PM.NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That ..

The uncommon outstanding Blue Blood Moon eclipse of Jan. 31 will thrill early-morning skywatchers around the sector on Wednesday, but you’ll have lots of approaches to watch it in case you do not live in a area so that it will see totality.

Skywatchers in California, western Canada, Hawaii, Alaska, Australia and eastern Asia need to be capable of see the complete eclipse, climate permitting — they will see the moon skip absolutely via Earth’s shadow whilst simultaneously being at its closest to Earth (a “supermoon”) and, in maximum areas, the second full moon of the month (a “Blue Moon”). Early risers someplace else can turn to stay webcasts to observe the entire show.appearance up at the nights of January 31 and even February 1 at approximately 2am (GMT) for the great view. there is a window of opportunity if there are clean skies.

Places in north eastern states like Agartala, Aizawl, Cooch Bihar, Darjeeling, Dibrugarh, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkatta, Murshidabad, Shillong, Silchar, Silguri and Port Blair will be able to appreciate all visible phases of the lunar eclipse.The last time a lunar eclipse was visible in India occurred on August 7, 2017 which, however, was partial lunar eclipse.

After today, the next total lunar eclipses will be on December 31, 2028, and, after that, on January 31, 2037.

X Games Aspen 2018 Live Stream: Time, TV schedule, and how to watch Day 3 online

The 2018 X Games is an annual extreme sports event hosted, produced, and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN’s sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Newport, Rhode Island. Participants compete to win bronze, silver, and gold medals, as well as prize money.

The X Games Aspen 2018 Live Stream: Time, TV schedule and how to watch Day 3 online

Day 3 of the 2018 Winter X Games will take place on Saturday, and it will feature some of the bigger, heavy-hitting events in the tournament. The first two days eased into things, while the final two days will have the big events.

ABC and ESPN will have coverage of the day’s events, beginning at 1 p.m. ET on the former and running through 6 p.m. ESPN’s coverage will begin at 9 p.m. and will run about two hours. Live streaming of all the televised events can be found via WatchESPN, even those broadcast by ABC.

On Saturday, the first batch of televised events will include the Women’s Ski Slopestyle Final, the Women’s Snowboard Big Air Final, the Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final and the Snow BikeCross Final.

The second batch, on ESPN, will include the Men’s Ski Big Air Final and Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe Final, always two of the more exciting events. Those are the ones you won’t want to miss. For a list of in-person events on the day, check the schedule right here.

The X Games is an annual extreme sports event hosted, produced, and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN’s sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Newport, Rhode Island. Participants compete to win bronze, silver, and gold medals, as well as prize money.

The competition often features new tricks such as Tony Hawk’s 900 in skateboarding, Travis Pastrana’s double backflip in freestyle motocross, Heath Frisby’s first ever snowmobile front flip in Snowmobile Best Trick, and Torstein Horgmo’s first landed triple cork in a snowboard competition. Concurrent with competition is the “X Fest” sports and music festival, which offers live music, athlete autograph sessions, and interactive elements.

The X Games gained media exposure due to their big name sponsors, top-tier athletes, and consistent fan attendance. As the Journal of Sport Management (2006) explains, Generation X and Generation Y are the two demographics most highly valued by marketers. This creates a broad approach on marketing towards that certain demographic, which is why the X Games marketing and economic outlook is so “out of the box”. According to a 2008 report by ESPN, in 1997, the Winter X Games inaugural year, 38,000 spectators attended the four-day event. In 1998, the attendance dropped to 25,000 spectators. But just two years later, a record attendance of 83,500 people attended the Winter X Games’ East Coast debut. The X Games and Winter X Games continue to grow with the popularity of action sports and the athletes who compete in them.

As part of the X Games, there have been performances by various rock bands over the years, as well as a DJ being on-site at all events. The X Games have made it a point since its founding to stage an eco-friendly event. Such measures include using biodiesel fuel in their vehicles and organizing recycling campaigns.[1]

The X Games has never carried out drug tests on competitors, which has been criticized by the World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman and the International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach.

Old faces and new will shred their way through the American southwest setting across three different disciplines: skiing, snowboarding and snowmobile.

The snow stars will entertain in formats such as slopestyle, big air, SuperPipe and freestyle, with the aim being to produce tricks that never been seen before to earn high scores.

This year’s Winter X Games fall just a fortnight before the 2018 Winter Olympics are scheduled to kick off in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next month, and the Colorado event will act as a gruelling warm-up for that trip.

Read on as we preview a selection of must-watch athletes set to take part at the 2018 Winter X Games, complete with schedule information and details on how to tune in.

Start Date: Thursday, January 25

End Date: Sunday, January 28

Live Stream: WatchESPN (U.S.)

TV Info: ESPN (U.S.), ABC (U.S.)

Visit the ESPN website for a breakdown of the event’s TV schedule in full.

Preview

One heroine who is guaranteed to grab headlines in 2018 is snowboarding phenomenon Chloe Kim, who is on the cusp of competing in her fifth successive Winter X Games—despite still being just 17 years of age.

Kim took bronze in the SuperPipe event last year after back-to-back golds in 2015 and 2016, and she will be looking to reclaim her prestigious status at the pinnacle of women’s snowboarding.

There’s no question regarding the potential Kim boasts as an athlete, although her famous perfect 100 score at the 2016 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix is an indicator:

That run made her one of only two athletes to seal a perfect 100 run on the SuperPipe, and the X Games gives Kim the chance to show the world the most recent fruits of her labours:

The other athlete to nail a 100 run is snowboarding legend Shaun White, who returns to Buttermilk on Thursday looking to end his now five-year medal hoodoo, having not finished on a podium in Aspen since 2013.

Controversy and other obstacles have blocked him from competing of late—such as ESPN’s decision not to invite him to the X Games in 2016—but White has a history here, and he still has time to add to his 13 X Games gold medals:

There’s some mystery surrounding the 31-year-old, with fans perfectly knowledgable of his decorated past and yet fearful an aged talent perhaps doesn’t boast the same threat at this level.

Then again, White recently confirmed his place on Team USA for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and so he can’t have lost too much of that talent:

White is a known quantity, but the world of X Games is still only finding out about Kelly Sildaru, the 15-year-old Estonian ski prodigy who last year became the youngest athlete to win two gold medals at the Winter X Games.

Sildaru also took a big air silver medal last year in addition to her second slopestyle gold, and she’ll be jostling among the major contenders to finish atop the pile in both disciplines in 2018.

As for the men’s skiing, Britain’s James Woods will be one to keep an eye on, as he’s hoping to retain the gold he won in the big air competition in 2017 and is looking in good shape for his defence thus far.

The 23rd X Games is an annual extreme sports event hosted, produced, and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN’s sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the 1995 summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Participants compete to win bronze, silver, and gold medals, as well as prize money.

Old faces and new will shred their way through the American southwest setting across three different disciplines: skiing, snowboarding and snowmobile.

The snow stars will entertain in formats such as slopestyle, big air, SuperPipe and freestyle, with the aim being to produce tricks that never been seen before to earn high scores.

This year’s Winter X Games fall just a fortnight before the 2018 Winter Olympics are scheduled to kick off in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next month, and the Colorado event will act as a gruelling warm-up for that trip.

Read on as we preview a selection of must-watch athletes set to take part at the 2018 Winter X Games, complete with schedule information and details on how to tune in.

Start Date: Thursday, January 25

End Date: Sunday, January 28

Live Stream: WatchESPN (U.S.)

TV Info: ESPN (U.S.), ABC (U.S.)

Visit the ESPN website for a breakdown of the event’s TV schedule in full.

Preview

One heroine who is guaranteed to grab headlines in 2018 is snowboarding phenomenon Chloe Kim, who is on the cusp of competing in her fifth successive Winter X Games—despite still being just 17 years of age.

Kim took bronze in the SuperPipe event last year after back-to-back golds in 2015 and 2016, and she will be looking to reclaim her prestigious status at the pinnacle of women’s snowboarding.

There’s no question regarding the potential Kim boasts as an athlete, although her famous perfect 100 score at the 2016 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix is an indicator:

That run made her one of only two athletes to seal a perfect 100 run on the SuperPipe, and the X Games gives Kim the chance to show the world the most recent fruits of her labours:

The other athlete to nail a 100 run is snowboarding legend Shaun White, who returns to Buttermilk on Thursday looking to end his now five-year medal hoodoo, having not finished on a podium in Aspen since 2013.

Controversy and other obstacles have blocked him from competing of late—such as ESPN’s decision not to invite him to the X Games in 2016—but White has a history here, and he still has time to add to his 13 X Games gold medals:

There’s some mystery surrounding the 31-year-old, with fans perfectly knowledgable of his decorated past and yet fearful an aged talent perhaps doesn’t boast the same threat at this level.

Then again, White recently confirmed his place on Team USA for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and so he can’t have lost too much of that talent:

White is a known quantity, but the world of X Games is still only finding out about Kelly Sildaru, the 15-year-old Estonian ski prodigy who last year became the youngest athlete to win two gold medals at the Winter X Games.

Sildaru also took a big air silver medal last year in addition to her second slopestyle gold, and she’ll be jostling among the major contenders to finish atop the pile in both disciplines in 2018.

As for the men’s skiing, Britain’s James Woods will be one to keep an eye on, as he’s hoping to retain the gold he won in the big air competition in 2017 and is looking in good shape for his defence thus far.

The 23rd X Games is an annual extreme sports event hosted, produced, and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN’s sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the 1995 summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Participants compete to win bronze, silver, and gold medals, as well as prize money.

Old faces and new will shred their way through the American southwest setting across three different disciplines: skiing, snowboarding and snowmobile.

The snow stars will entertain in formats such as slopestyle, big air, SuperPipe and freestyle, with the aim being to produce tricks that never been seen before to earn high scores.

This year’s Winter X Games fall just a fortnight before the 2018 Winter Olympics are scheduled to kick off in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next month, and the Colorado event will act as a gruelling warm-up for that trip.

Read on as we preview a selection of must-watch athletes set to take part at the 2018 Winter X Games, complete with schedule information and details on how to tune in.

Start Date: Thursday, January 25

End Date: Sunday, January 28

Live Stream: WatchESPN (U.S.)

TV Info: ESPN (U.S.), ABC (U.S.)

Visit the ESPN website for a breakdown of the event’s TV schedule in full.

Preview

One heroine who is guaranteed to grab headlines in 2018 is snowboarding phenomenon Chloe Kim, who is on the cusp of competing in her fifth successive Winter X Games—despite still being just 17 years of age.

Kim took bronze in the SuperPipe event last year after back-to-back golds in 2015 and 2016, and she will be looking to reclaim her prestigious status at the pinnacle of women’s snowboarding.

There’s no question regarding the potential Kim boasts as an athlete, although her famous perfect 100 score at the 2016 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix is an indicator:

That run made her one of only two athletes to seal a perfect 100 run on the SuperPipe, and the X Games gives Kim the chance to show the world the most recent fruits of her labours:

The other athlete to nail a 100 run is snowboarding legend Shaun White, who returns to Buttermilk on Thursday looking to end his now five-year medal hoodoo, having not finished on a podium in Aspen since 2013.

Controversy and other obstacles have blocked him from competing of late—such as ESPN’s decision not to invite him to the X Games in 2016—but White has a history here, and he still has time to add to his 13 X Games gold medals:

There’s some mystery surrounding the 31-year-old, with fans perfectly knowledgable of his decorated past and yet fearful an aged talent perhaps doesn’t boast the same threat at this level.

Then again, White recently confirmed his place on Team USA for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and so he can’t have lost too much of that talent:

White is a known quantity, but the world of X Games is still only finding out about Kelly Sildaru, the 15-year-old Estonian ski prodigy who last year became the youngest athlete to win two gold medals at the Winter X Games.

Sildaru also took a big air silver medal last year in addition to her second slopestyle gold, and she’ll be jostling among the major contenders to finish atop the pile in both disciplines in 2018.

As for the men’s skiing, Britain’s James Woods will be one to keep an eye on, as he’s hoping to retain the gold he won in the big air competition in 2017 and is looking in good shape for his defence thus far.

“NHL All-Star” redirects here. It is not to be confused with NHL All-Star Team

The 2018 NHL All-Star Weekend in Tampa that players still pine for Pyeongchang

The National Hockey League All-Star Game 2018 (French: Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey) is an exhibition ice hockey game that is traditionally held during the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL), with many of the League’s star players playing against each other. The Game’s proceeds benefit the pension fund of the players.

Watch NHL All-Star Game 2018 Live Stream

The NHL All-Star Game, held in late January or early February, marks the symbolic halfway point in the regular season, though not the mathematical halfway point which, for most seasons, is usually one or two weeks earlier. Since 2007, it is held in late January.

On Sunday, hockey fans will get to watch the NHL All-Star Game 2018 live streaming online and televised game coverage. The league’s annual event will be the 63rd edition and hosted in Tampa, Florida, home of the league’s best team this season so far, the Lightning. The game will actually be a series of several games played between four teams comprised of the best stars from each division. Among the stars participating in the multiple games for the day will be Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Patrick Kane, and Connor McDavid. Here’s the latest game preview, including matchup odds, start time, TV channel, and how to watch the 2018 NHL All-Star Game live streaming via online feeds.

On Saturday night, the NHL held the skills competition for its various players with ESPN reporting that Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals won the “hardest shot title.” Ovechkin’s 101.3 mph shot was the best of the night and the only shot to get over the 100 mph speed level. Goalies, opponents, and even teammates will be bracing themselves for Ovechkin’s shots or passes on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid captured his second-straight “fastest skater” title, and Alex Pietrangelo of the St. Louis Blues won the passing challenge. These players and more will be featured amongst the 44 stars on the ice on Sunday for the All-Star Game tournament as well.

TAMPA — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman gave his All-Star state of the game message Saturday night before the skills competition.

Among the highlights:

On whether NHL players will eventually return to Olympics

The 63rd edition and hosted in Tampa … hockey fans will get to watch the NHL All-Star Game 2018 live

“We find — the clubs find, the owners find — the Olympics are very disruptive on our season. For that and a whole host of other reasons we’ve gone over repeatedly for the last year or so, it didn’t make sense for us to attend. Could that circumstance change at some point in the future? I suppose so. But it’s not something we’re currently contemplating.”

“We just had a meeting (senior executive vice-president of hockey operations) Colie Campbell put together with hockey operations and the officiating department. A couple of officials were there. There were coaches who happened to be in town, some general managers. When you say there is a bit of confusion, that’s right. Overall, the system works. But I think we’ve gotten to the point where everybody is overthinking the review. The intention is, particularly on a goaltender is, did we miss something? Not to search for something that might overturn the call. I think the consensus of the meeting was really we need to get a refresher to the officials –take a quick look but don’t search it to death. The presumption should be the call on the ice was good unless you have a good reason. You shouldn’t have to search for a good reason.”

On Seattle’s potential expansion bid

Bettman confirmed that there was an expansion application coming, but he had no timetable for its review.

On whether more teams will be added to playoffs if league expands again

“I know there are lots of people who think we should put more teams in the playoffs. I’m not one of them. I think we have a very meaningful, competitive regular season and I like it. If we were to add a 32nd team, not having given it a lot of thought — so I can only get myself into to trouble — I don’t think I’d be in favor of making any changes to the number of teams that make the playoffs.

San Jose will host 2019 All-Star Game

The Sharks last held the All-Star festivities in 1997 as a six-year-old franchise. Now it will take place in San Jose again, this time on Jan. 25-27.

On potential eSports league

“Our goal is to unveil something before the end of the regular season, which would have a series of competitions using the EA game and we’ll have more details when we’re ready to launch.”

NHL All-Stars’ minds thousands of miles from Tampa as they, It’s painfully obvious at the 2018 NHL All-Star Weekend in Tampa that players still pine for Pyeongchang

TRANSPORTATION NOTE: On Saturday, January 27th, downtown Tampa Bay hosts the Gasparilla Parade, which brings crowds of over 200,000 to downtown, and traffic will be extremely heavy. The NHL advises guests arriving that Saturday to do so prior to 11 A.M. Otherwise road closures may prevent you from accessing your hotel until after the parade’s conclusion. Click here for Alternative Transportation information for Downtown Tampa

“NHL All-Star” redirects here. It is not to be confused with NHL All-Star Team

The National Hockey League All-Star Game 2018 (French: Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey) is an exhibition ice hockey game that is traditionally held during the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL), with many of the League’s star players playing against each other. The Game’s proceeds benefit the pension fund of the players.

Watch NHL All-Star Game 2018 Live Stream

The NHL All-Star Game, held in late January or early February, marks the symbolic halfway point in the regular season, though not the mathematical halfway point which, for most seasons, is usually one or two weeks earlier. Since 2007, it is held in late January.

On Sunday, hockey fans will get to watch the NHL All-Star Game 2018 live streaming online and televised game coverage. The league’s annual event will be the 63rd edition and hosted in Tampa, Florida, home of the league’s best team this season so far, the Lightning. The game will actually be a series of several games played between four teams comprised of the best stars from each division. Among the stars participating in the multiple games for the day will be Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Patrick Kane, and Connor McDavid. Here’s the latest game preview, including matchup odds, start time, TV channel, and how to watch the 2018 NHL All-Star Game live streaming via online feeds.

On Saturday night, the NHL held the skills competition for its various players with ESPN reporting that Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals won the “hardest shot title.” Ovechkin’s 101.3 mph shot was the best of the night and the only shot to get over the 100 mph speed level. Goalies, opponents, and even teammates will be bracing themselves for Ovechkin’s shots or passes on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid captured his second-straight “fastest skater” title, and Alex Pietrangelo of the St. Louis Blues won the passing challenge. These players and more will be featured amongst the 44 stars on the ice on Sunday for the All-Star Game tournament as well.

TAMPA — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman gave his All-Star state of the game message Saturday night before the skills competition.

Among the highlights:

On whether NHL players will eventually return to Olympics

“We find — the clubs find, the owners find — the Olympics are very disruptive on our season. For that and a whole host of other reasons we’ve gone over repeatedly for the last year or so, it didn’t make sense for us to attend. Could that circumstance change at some point in the future? I suppose so. But it’s not something we’re currently contemplating.”

“We just had a meeting (senior executive vice-president of hockey operations) Colie Campbell put together with hockey operations and the officiating department. A couple of officials were there. There were coaches who happened to be in town, some general managers. When you say there is a bit of confusion, that’s right. Overall, the system works. But I think we’ve gotten to the point where everybody is overthinking the review. The intention is, particularly on a goaltender is, did we miss something? Not to search for something that might overturn the call. I think the consensus of the meeting was really we need to get a refresher to the officials –take a quick look but don’t search it to death. The presumption should be the call on the ice was good unless you have a good reason. You shouldn’t have to search for a good reason.”

On Seattle’s potential expansion bid

Bettman confirmed that there was an expansion application coming, but he had no timetable for its review.

On whether more teams will be added to playoffs if league expands again

“I know there are lots of people who think we should put more teams in the playoffs. I’m not one of them. I think we have a very meaningful, competitive regular season and I like it. If we were to add a 32nd team, not having given it a lot of thought — so I can only get myself into to trouble — I don’t think I’d be in favor of making any changes to the number of teams that make the playoffs.

San Jose will host 2019 All-Star Game

The Sharks last held the All-Star festivities in 1997 as a six-year-old franchise. Now it will take place in San Jose again, this time on Jan. 25-27.

On potential eSports league

“Our goal is to unveil something before the end of the regular season, which would have a series of competitions using the EA game and we’ll have more details when we’re ready to launch.”

TRANSPORTATION NOTE: On Saturday, January 27th, downtown Tampa Bay hosts the Gasparilla Parade, which brings crowds of over 200,000 to downtown, and traffic will be extremely heavy. The NHL advises guests arriving that Saturday to do so prior to 11 A.M. Otherwise road closures may prevent you from accessing your hotel until after the parade’s conclusion. Click here for Alternative Transportation information for Downtown Tampa

How To Watch @!! 2018 Pro Bowl, !! will be the National Football League’s all-star game for the 2017 season, !! which will be played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, !! Florida on January 28, 2018. For the first time since 2008, the game will start during afternoon hours instead of primetime hours for U.S. Mainland viewers with a 3:00 PM ET start. It will mark the second year the game will be played in Orlando. It will be televised nationally by ESPN and simulcasted on ABC. The roster was announced on December 19 on NFL Network.

The Pro Bowl Skills Showdown was a fun event when it came back last year, and things were no different in 2018. The AFC team came up with the victory after a huge comeback in the winner-take-all dodgeball game, with Jarvis Landry surviving a 2-on-1 handicap to win bragging rights for his conference. The NFC had the lead for most of the showdown, but the AFC made a valiant effort in the end.

There were a few new events this year, most notably the kicking game Kick Tac Toe that was won by Graham Gano. But for the most part, it was an enjoyable spectacle, and sure to be more entertaining than the actual Pro Bowl on Sunday.

The AFC and NFC went toe to toe in the 2018 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown. Watch all of the high points here from Dodgeball

Final score: AFC 4, NFC 3

Epic Pro Bowl Dodgeball results: The AFC lost another member the next round when Von Miller and Chris Boswell were knocked out. Eventually the team was down to Jarvis Landry and Round 2 ended with the NFC having a 2-1 advantage. Landry eliminated Mike Daniels and it became a one-on-one show against Graham Gano. He finished an epic comeback for his team by catching a ball, getting the win for the AFC team.

Kick Tac Toe results: Chris Boswell represented the AFC and Graham Gano the NFC. Boswell missed his first two attempts and Gano took the win, giving the NFC a 3-1 lead. That sets up the dodgeball game as winner-take-all.

Best Hands results: Michael Thomas went next for the NFC and beat Adams’ time with 1:02 minutes. Next up for the AFC was Jarvis Landry, who couldn’t beat Thomas’ time when he failed to make a diving catch at the end. The NFC got another point with the win here.

Keenan Allen represented the AFC team, catching passes from Alex Smith. He never came close to beating Adams’ time, though, and didn’t even finish the drill

Gridiron Gauntlet results: The NFC team featured Ryan Kerrigan, Patrick Peterson, Mike Daniels, Kwon Alexander, and Alvin Kamara. They smashed the AFC’s time with 50.0 seconds.

The AFC went first in the Gridiron Gauntlet, repped by Jalen Ramsey, C.J. Mosley, Geno Atkins, Von Miller, and Kareem Hunt. They completed the obstacle course in 1:00.6 minutes.

Drone Drop results: Jarvis Landry somehow caught a ball from 120 feet high that bounced off his chest. He picked up the win over Patrick Peterson, who failed to make a catch from 130 feet.

Russell Wilson tried hitting the high-score targets, but missed on nearly all of them and finished with just eight points. Alex Smith wasn’t much better with only 11, and the NFC took the victory.

Jared Goff got started off with the Precision Passing drill and got 20 points to set the pace. Derek Carr just barely beat him with 21.

Before the show

The 2018 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown is here, and we’re going to be providing all the updates you need from the festivities, which begin at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN (live stream at WatchESPN).

Throughout the years, the Pro Bowl itself has continually disappointed, and it’s easy to see why. Many top players just aren’t interested in participating, and what happens on the field can hardly be classified as football. Unfortunately, with football being such a high-speed and physical game where players get hurt all the time, it would be silly for an exhibition game to be that competitive.

Enter the Skills Showdown, which will be happening for the second consecutive year after the league brought it back in 2017. It was a great time that many enjoyed, and hopefully, this year’s action will be just as good.

You can follow along in this post with highlights and news from the events, which will include things like dodgeball, an event where a football is dropped from a drone and players try to catch it, a kicking accuracy event where specific targets between the goal posts must be hit, a relay race, and of course, a precision-passing contest.

Pro Bowl Skills Showdown competitions:

Epic Pro Bowl Dodgeball: Pro Bowlers will compete in a game of dodgeball, of course!

Kick Tac Toe: Kickers will try and hit a 3×3 grid of targets inside the uprights.

Gridiron Gauntlet: Five players from each team participate in a relay race, which promises a 40-yard dash with an inflated parachute and “other surprises.”

Best Hands: Four receivers will catch a series of passes at a sequence of downfield targets as quickly as possible. There are specific types of catches required — diving, one-handed, over the shoulder, and others.

Precision Passing: Quarterbacks will try to hit various targets from various distances. In the past, one aspect of this was trying to throw a football through a hoop quite a ways away.

Drone drop: One player from each team will attempt to catch footballs dropped from drones from increasing heights above the field. This may not sound that hard, but if you’re directly under the drone and it gets high enough up there, tracking the trajectory gets progressively more difficult.

NHL All-Star 2018: Date, Time, Rosters, Format, TV Schedule and Live Stream, The third edition of the new NHL All-Star Game format takes place Sunday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The NHL switched to a three-on-three tournament involving teams representing each of the four divisions in 2016, with the Pacific Division winning the inaugural contest in the new format. The Metropolitan Division coming out victorious in 2017.

Eastern Conference foes Metropolitan and Atlantic will square off in the first semifinal before the Western Conference semifinal between the Pacific and Central. The winners of the two semifinals will face off in the final, which will be the third of three 20-minute games. Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones will miss the festivities because of an illness, per the team’s official website.

Zach Werenski will make his first All-Star appearance in place of his teammate and will be the team’s lone representative at the All-Star Game. Werenski offered up his thoughts of being named to the Metropolitan Division team via the Blue Jackets’ official Twitter account.The other replacement named to the squad was Brian Boyle of the New Jersey Devils, who will take teammate Taylor Hall’s position on the roster. Hall has been dealing with a hand injury.